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Amherst, New York, U.S.A.: Prometheus Books. New. 1998. Hardcover. 1573922226 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY, BRAND NEW, PRISTINE, NEVER OPENED -- 595 pages. "One might not expect to find established groups such as the Amish and the Brethren Church included in a work on cults, sects, and new religions, but they are. After reading the introduction one will understand why. Lewis (religious studies, World Univ. Of America) provides a good discussion of the terms sect and especially cult. Although sometimes taken negatively, these terms are not inherently so and definitely have no negative connotation here. Most of the nearly 1000 entries are brief? one to three paragraphs? and cover everything from Aum Shinrikyo and the Branch Davidians to the Nudist Christian Church of the Blessed Virgin Jesus. The longer entries of a page or two, often authored by scholars other than Lewis,…
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The Encyclopedia of Cults, Sects, and New Religions Hardcover - 1998
by James R. Lewis
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- Title The Encyclopedia of Cults, Sects, and New Religions
- Author James R. Lewis
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 595
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Prometheus Books, Amherst, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1998-07
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781573922227 / 1573922226
- Weight 2.23 lbs (1.01 kg)
- Dimensions 9.56 x 6.4 x 1.8 in (24.28 x 16.26 x 4.57 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 98020192
- Dewey Decimal Code 200.3
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